HB0219

Grants perpetual easements for county and municipal roads established before January 1, 2025 that cross state or school lands, and establishes a process for documenting and securing these easements.

• Defines 'county road' and 'municipal road' for purposes of the act, including roads established under county statute, identified through county procedures, or designated by county commissioners resolution for maintenance. (W.S. 36-9-121(a))
• Grants a perpetual easement for right-of-way over state and school lands for all county and municipal roads established before January 1, 2025. (W.S. 36-9-121(b))
• Prohibits imposition of fees, charges, assessments, or other costs on counties, cities, or road users for the perpetual easement granted. (W.S. 36-9-121(c))
• Requires the director of the office of state lands and investments to provide the board of land commissioners with a listing of all county and municipal roads on state or school lands and necessary documentation by August 1, 2025, with the board responsible for documentation costs. (W.S. 36-9-121(d))
• Requires the board to promulgate or amend rules for the easements by September 1, 2025, and requires the director to provide counties, cities, and towns with a list of roads for which easements were granted. (W.S. 36-9-121(e))
• Requires each county, city, and town to provide complete documentation to the director and board to secure easements for their roads by April 1, 2030. (W.S. 36-9-121(f))
• Requires the board to provide evidence of the easement within 60 days of receiving all necessary documentation and to record or file all documents with the county clerk. (W.S. 36-9-121(g))
• Specifies that county and municipal roads constructed or established on or after January 1, 2025 must secure easements or rights-of-way through normal legal processes and board rules, and do not receive automatic easements. (W.S. 36-9-121(h))
• Updates the definition of 'this act' to include the new statute W.S. 36-9-121. (W.S. 36-1-101(a)(viii), Sec. 2)